The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-01-27

which have passed the Senate, are not
available. They lie in the committee Of
the House where -there.are eight Demo
critic members Of Congress from the State
who do not seem to care enough about the
improvements these appropriations are de.
signed to complete, to interest themselves
in their firaI passage. The Republican
Senate has done its duty in the matter. 1t
is for the Democratic House to act in a
like spirit of concern for the public inter
ests III this State.
Hon. J. L. Marye and party of Rich
mond capitalists, have gone to st. Paul,
Minnesota, as representatives of q syndi-
cate OF capitalists to make investments in
| that fourishing cityk- This is Virginia
like. The money they have they have
made off the people of the State, aud as
| soon as they accumulate enough that it
could be used to help the State, they pick
it up and take it to some other locality
There are as many inviting fields of enter
prise and profit in Virginia as in Mime
sofa, if a proper effort were made to To-
| cate them, and as much legitimate money
could be made out of them, as to invest
| in other States. Northern capitalists see
| this and are coming here, while Virginia
capitalists are turning their backs on their
native State, to contribute their energy
and means to profit others than their own
people. Recently some Of these Richmond
capitalists have been largely investing in
Alabama, when they have in this State
more natural wealth than was ever
dreamed of in that State. Southwest Vir-
ginia and the Valley have as great a va
riety of minerals, as inexhaustble sup
plies, and of rs good if not better quality,
than any other portion of the country, yet
our own people run away from them drawn
| by speculative craze in other localities,
where somebody is certain to get hurt,
| when the inevitable collapse comes. Here
we have no extravagant booms. The ba-
sis of our natural wealth is normal and
solid. and what is wanting is the applica-
tion of money and energy to demonstrate
that we have resources as inviting and as
surfing as any other section of the Union,
Our capitalists should stay at home and
help the old State to show to the world
what she has and the wealth that lies dead
because of the spirit shown by the Rich
mond capitalists.
1t has leaked out that in the course of
the discussion in the Senate in executive
tco no OF hn
treaty with Great Britain, that scene
was witnessed. Senator Riddleberger OPP
posed the treaty, on the ground that it
| would surrender to England Irish patriots
who had offended the British government
| by asserting the rights of the Irish PEG.
pie, and had protested, in various forms,
against the tyranny to which they were
subjected. He said that he would not give
up one patriotic lrishman for the return
| of hundred Doodle Aldermen, and that
| he would defy the rules of the Senate
| from preventing him making public the
| votes of Senators on the question. This
aroused Senators Evarts, Sherman, Frye
and others. and an animated and bolster
GUS contention is reported to have fol
lowed. Finally to escape from further an.
CRY debate the session adjourned.
Bingham, the deaf mute murderer of
Miss burlington, another deaf mute, in
North Carolina, has been arrested in
| Knoxville, Tenn, as stated in dispatch.
But the person having him in charge re-
| fuses to surrender him unless the proposed
proffered increase of the reward from $500
to $500 is sanctioned by the Legislature.
1t will be remembered that Bingham MUIR
dered the young lady, while out riding
with her. 1t is supposed they were en-
gagged, and it is believed he made improp-
er proposals to her while riding, which she
resented, and then followed the murder. =
He disappeared, and was seen in New
York day or two after the girl was miss
ing, but there, traces of him ere lost, I'M
til the reported arrest at Knoxville. 1t
was cruel, heartless murder, and no pun
ishment would be too severe for him.
It will be remembered that some weeks
ago it was announced that the Roanoke
Zinc and Silver Mining Company had
sold their property in Roanoke county, to
an English syndicate for $500, 900. At the
time there was an expression of incredu-
lily about the reported sale. But last
week the Englishmen composing the syn
dictate arrived in Roanoke, and as soon as
the deeds pass, the purchase price of $780,
900 will be paid down. In the near flu
ture, it is stated, a plant will be established
at Roanoke, for the development of this
and other zinc properties.
The Catholics of Roanoke have pur-
chased about twenty acres more of land
adjoining their church lot, on which a
residence for the priest will be built, and
it is learned that early in the spring work
on the orphan asylum will be commenced.
Mr.. ]. E. Tinsley, of this city. architect,
is preparing the plans for the parsonage.
Ex-Governor Bates has been nominated
for the United States Senate by the Dem
ocratic caucus of the Tennessee Legisla-
ture. The sauabhle in Indiana, New er-
sey and West Virginia over the Senator
ship in each of these States, is still pro-
crossing, and seems no nearer termina-
ton than it was week ago.
Mr.. J. B. Roller, of Mt. Crawford, has
horse thirty-two years Of age, He has been
the property of his owner for twenty two
years, and despite his age. eats and works
well, and is used regularly as one of four
horse team.
Brldgewater Items.
[Reported for the VIRGINIAN.l
Messrs. Sanger Bros. creamery is gain
ing favor among it's patrons, who are anx-
ious to furnish greater quantity of milk
each one looking for more cows. The
creamery now averages about $50 gallons